How to Use playmaker in a Sentence

playmaker

noun
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  • The trade was prompted by the promise of Lamb, who emerged as one of the top playmakers in the league.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Diggins can score and is seen as a playmaker with the ball in his hands.
    — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Go ahead and stash the playmaker on New Orleans’ bye week.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This is a bet that Penix can unlock the team’s playmakers and get this offense out of its rut.
    — Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One commands the offense with all eyes always on them to be the playmaker.
    — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Amon-Ra was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2021 and has become one of the hottest young playmakers in the league.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
  • And losing DeVante Parker, the team’s best playmaker, on the first play of the game with a knee injury was a tough blow.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Flowers also carried twice for nine yards as the busiest playmaker on the team.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Gemel, 27, is more of a playmaker, and was acquired because the Wings need depth at center.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Kolek has proven to be one of the best playmakers in college basketball.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The dynamic playmaker scored the first touchdown of the game on his first offensive snap of the season.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Gakpo is much more in the Mané mould—a winger who can also act as an inside forward and a playmaker in one.
    — James Nalton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Pelham counters with its own playmaker at QB in Clayton Mains, who can win on the ground or through the air.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Think of these next six weeks as a boot camp for Quickley to grow as a playmaker and learn how to be a starting point guard in this league.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Now McGee is being allowed to be a playmaker in Phoenix.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The Frankfurt playmaker is in brilliant form and has been world-class in the Champions League.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Although the unit returns all 11 starters, this group is young and looking for a true playmaker.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Based on some quick back-of-the-napkin math, Curry is one of just 12 lead playmakers 6-foot-3 or shorter.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The loss of Williams means the Chargers will play without their only deep threat and most dazzling playmaker.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Sleeper Kord Shaw is a do-it-all playmaker for his high school team.
    — oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2021
  • And with the release of Julio Jones, Tennessee could use one more playmaker.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Pearl noted that Green could’ve helped more as a playmaker when his shot wasn’t falling.
    — al, 26 Feb. 2022
  • While the idea of secondary playmaker is valid in some ways, the answer was never Westbrook.
    — Morten Jensen, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The Suns want to put Shamet in playmaker mode with Payne so that Payne can be more of a scorer, but the two have found their comfort zone with each other.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Part of the weekly drill is adjusting to both Carr and hybrid playmaker Taysom Hill.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • English, one of the top 2023 recruits in the state, is the Red Devils’ most dynamic playmaker.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Next man up With Keller exiting the game in the first period, the Coyotes were without its top playmaker for most of the game.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Deebo Samuel, for example, might be the best all-around playmaker on the field on Sunday.
    — Jordan Horrobin, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
  • Wallace still has strides to make as a playmaker but can step right into the NBA as a defensive guard who can shoot.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • The Jets have more playmakers, but New England keeps it closer than some might suspect.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024

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